Daytime Emmys: Food Network Pulls in Eight, ‘Everyday Italian’ Nets Three

Bobby Flay, Boy Meets Grill, Chefs A' Field, Everyday Italian, Food Trip with Todd English, Giada De Laurentiis, Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie, Ina Garten, Lidia's Italy, Nigella Express, Semi-homemade Cooking With Sandra Lee, TV Food Shows, Todd English: 0 Comments; 01 May 2008 Yesterday the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations. For anyone living in a cave, this in the American television industry's highest awards and seperate from the Evening Emmys which concentrate on the big network prime time shows, these are for ... well, as they say, "daytime" TV, everything from the soap operas to animated cartoons, from kid shows to heavyweights like "The View" and "Oprah" to game shows, and include some (not all) synidcated programming and cooking shows. Our interest here of course is anything mentioned in regards to ... {More...}

Lidia to Cook for Pope During His Visit

Lidia Bastianich, Lidia's Italy, News: 0 Comments; 16 Apr 2008 The Pope who landed in the United States yesterday, will be visiting Washington, D.C. and then the Big Apple. And who is to be his special NYC chef? None other than the host of television's Lidia's Italy and famed cook and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich. She was asked over two months ago by Vatican officials and couldn't breathe a word of it until a few weeks ago. From the NY Times: Ms. Bastianich, 62, an owner of the restaurants Felidia and Del Posto, said she considers herself a devout Catholic, and she’s interacted with Vatican officials based in ... {More...}